000 FZNT23 KNHC 300248 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP IN THE SW CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY W TOWARD THE COAST OF NICARAGUA THROUGH THU. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND MON NIGHT...AND TO THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND INTO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 79W AND 85W. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 79W WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 83W. E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 17N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. .WED AND THU...N OF 16N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 76W. N OF 12N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 77W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 81W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 78W. S OF 12N W OF 81W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W SW TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 81W. .THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W AND N OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 64W. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W...AND N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 66W. .TUE...N OF 15N AND S OF 15N E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 65W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 69W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 57W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 KT FAR NW PORTION EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N...SHIFTING TO OVER THE FAR NW PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 60W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 60W. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA THEN STATIONARY TO THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO 25N76W THEN BECOME STATIONARY TO S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N69W TO S FLORIDA SUN AND LIFT NORTHWARD MON AS LOW PRES FORMS ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL TRACK QUICKLY NE TO NEAR 31N74W BY MON NIGHT WITH A NEW COLD FRONT DEVELOPING FROM THE LOW TO WESTERN CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MERGE WITH A WESTWARD MOVING SURFACE TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE WATERS FROM 26N65W TO 19N70W WED...AND FROM 25N67W TO 20N71W BY LATE THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N OF 28N 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF NEW COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 68W NE TO E. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 74W AND FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .TUE...N OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .WED...NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PORTION ALONG TROUGH. .THU...NW OF TROUGH TO LINE FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF SAME LINE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SE OF TROUGH WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE